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Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Civil Aviation issues guidelines for PLI incentive scheme to support indigenous drone industry
The operational guidelines for the implementation have been finalised after stakeholder consultation
The guidelines will help smooth the implementation of the scheme
For the effective operation and smooth implementation of the Production Linked Incentive  scheme,the Ministry of Civil Aviation has formulated and notified the operational guidelines.
The guidelines have been notified on 29th November 2022 for the information of all the stakeholders and the public.Theseguidelines inter-alia cover the following:
- Definitions
- Qualification and Eligibility
- Application and Online Portal
- Project Management Agency , Empowered Group ofSecretaries , and Competent Authority
To make India a global hub for the research and development, testing, manufacturing, and operation of drones under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021 were released to create a growth-oriented regulatory framework for drones.
To facilitate further growth, the Government has approved ProductionLinked Incentive  Scheme for Drones and Drone Components in India. The Production Linked Incentive Scheme  for Drones and Drone Components  has been notified vide notification No. CG-DL-E-30092021-230076 dated 30/09/2021 in the Gazette of India. The Scheme has come into effect from the date of its Gazette Notification. For the implementation of this scheme during 2022-23 to 2024-25, a corpus of Rs 120 crores has been allocated.
The guidelines can be seen here:
Ministry of Finance
GST Council decisions on rate changes on supply of good and services
The 35th GST Council Meeting was held here today under the chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. This was the first meeting of the Council after the swearing in of the new Government. The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Revenue Secretary Shri Ajay Bhushan Pandey and other senior officials of the Ministry of Finance. The Council has recommended following GST rate related changes on supply of goods and services.
Electric Vehicles
On issues relating to GST concessions on electric vehicle, charger and hiring of electric vehicle, the Council recommended that the issue be examined in detail by the Fitment Committee and brought before the Council in the next meeting.
Solar Power Generating Systems and Wind Turbines
In terms of order of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi, GST Council directed that the issue related to valuation of goods and services in a solar power generating system and wind turbine be placed before next Fitment Committee. The recommendations of the Fitment Committee would be placed before the next GST Council meeting.
Lottery
Group of Ministers  on Lottery submitted report to the Council. After deliberations on the various issues on rate of lottery, the Council recommended that certain issues relating to taxation  would require legal opinion of Learned Attorney General.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan meets Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of Saudi Aramco, H.E. Eng. Khalid A. Al-Falih in New Delhi on 9 March, 2019.
The meeting is a follow-up to the first State visit of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in February this year.
This visit also reflects the intensifying engagement between the two countries in the hydrocarbon sector. Saudi Arabia is the second largest supplier of crude and LPG to India. In 2017-18, India’s crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia were 36.8 MMT, accounting for 16.7% of our total imports.
During the meeting, Shri Pradhan referred to Saudi Arabia’s pre-eminent role as a leading producer of crude oil in the world, and in maintaining global oil market balance. He raised concerns about increasing trend in global crude oil prices. He also pointed to the need for uninterrupted supplies of crude oil and LPG to India in view of the OPEC+ cuts. Both Ministers also discussed about possible adverse impact of recent geopolitical developments on global oil market.
The Ministers also reviewed various Saudi investment proposals in the Indian oil and gas sector, including the urgent steps to be taken to expedite the implementation of the first Joint Venture West Coast Refinery and Petrochemical Project in Maharashtra, estimated to cost US $ 44 billion, which will be the largest greenfield refinery in the world. Saudi Arabia’s participation in Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve  Program was also discussed.
Both the Ministers agreed to take concrete steps for early implementation of the decisions taken in the oil & gas sector during the visit of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to India last month.
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The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today said that the government’s vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayaas” is inspired by Gandhian thought. Emphasising that Gandhian ideals permeate into the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of the Constitution, he said that Bapu’s teachings will remain eternally relevant for humanity.
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar was addressing the gathering at a 'Sadbhavana Sammelan' marking the 90th Foundation Day of Harijan Sevak Sangh in New Delhi today. He paid floral tributes to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi and Acharya Vinoba Bhave prior to the event.
Recalling the motivation behind Gandhiji’s formation of Harijan Sevak Sangh, the Vice President said that our freedom struggle was not only a political movement but a socio-cultural resurgence. “It was a call for social unity and political freedom”, he said.
Noting Gandhiji’s contributions, the Vice President said that the Mahatma endeavoured to implement the best elements of Indian culture - truth and non-violence – on the ground.
“Humanity will greatly benefit from the principles espoused by Mahatma Gandhi. The many dangers facing the world today - from poverty to climate change to wars - Gandhi Ji's thoughts provide a solution to all”, the Vice President said.
Observing that Gandhiji’s idea of swaraj meant the upliftment of the last person in the queue, the Vice President said the government’s schemes of food security, vaccination, universal banking are all in the Gandhian spirit.
“It is gratifying to note that, in recent years there is emergence of an ecosystem that in consensus with Gandhian Philosophy, is ensuring full exploitation of potential and talent of all, particularly of marginalized”, Shri Dhankhar said.
The Vice President also paid rich tributes to Dr. Ambedkar, the Father of the Constitution, quoting from his last speech in the Constituent Assembly that said “Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy.”
The Vice President complimented the Harijan Sevak Sangh for living up to the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and conveyed his best wishes for its future endeavours.
Prof. Dr. Sankar Kumar Sanyal, President, Harijan Sevak Sangh, Swami Chidanand Saraswati ji, President, Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, Shri Naresh Yadav, former MP and Vice President, Harijan Sevak Sangh and other dignitaries were present during the event.
Ministry of Railways
In view of the Holi festival, Indian Railways plans to run 402 special train services in March 2020 to ensure smooth and comfortable travel to the passengers
These special train services will cater to lakhs of passengers who plan to travel to their native place during this festival
Besides special trains & augmentation of coaches in regular trains, crowd management at major stations has been prioritized
Additional RPF personnel have been deployed at important stations & in trains to ensure security of passengers
In this ongoing festive season, Indian Railways is sharing the joy of festivities with the passengers by ensuring special arrangements for the passengers travelling to their native places to celebrate festival of Holi with their families.
For the convenience of rail travellers and to clear extra rush of passengers during this festive season, Indian Railways is running 402 special train services in the month of March, 2020. Also, augmentation of coaches in regular trains is being done to ensure the more seat and berth availability during this festive rush. These special train services will cater to lakhs of passengers who plan to travel to their native place during this festival.
Indian Railways is running special trains across the country. Special Trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway sectors like Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Chappra, Delhi-Pune, Chandigarh-Gorakhpur, Mumbai-Varanasi, Mumbai-Patna, Mumbai-Udupi, Mumbai-Gaya, Mumbai-Barauni, Ahmedabad-Patna, Gandhidham-Bhagalpur, Howrah-Gorakhpur, Lucknow-Kolkata, Ranchi-Patna, Secundrabad-Patna, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Varanasi-Nagaldam-Lucknow etc.
Crowd controlling measures by forming queue at the terminus stations with the supervision of RPF staff for orderly entry of passengers in unreserved coaches is being ensured. Additional RPF personnel have been deployed in major stations to ensure security of passengers.
Adequate lighting arrangements have been made at stations for the convenience of passengers. Senior officers are being deployed on Emergency Duty at major stations to ensure smooth running of trains. Staffs are deployed in various sections to attend any disruption of train service on priority. Measures have been taken for frequent and timely announcement of arrival/departure of trains with platform numbers.
“May I Help You” booths are kept operational at important stations where RPF Personnel and TTEs are deputed for proper assistance and guidance of the passengers. Medical Teams are available at major stations on call. Ambulance with paramedical team will also be available. All efforts are being done to ensure no change of platform at the last moment.
A watch on any malpractices – like cornering of seats, over charging and touting activity etc., is being done and strictly monitored by the Security and Vigilance Department staff. Instructions, for maintaining cleanliness at waiting halls, retiring rooms, passenger amenity area in particular, and at stations in general, have been given by Zonal Headquarters.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Revamping of Anganwadis
Revamping of Anganwadis is a continuous process for which various steps have been taken from time to time by the Ministry of Women & Child Development for improving the condition of Anganwadi centres across the country. Following measures have been taken for upgradation of facilities at Anganwadi Centres :
 Revised joint guidelines were issued by Ministries of Women & Child Development, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj for construction of 4 lakh AWC buildings across the country under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  in convergence with Anganwadi Services .
 Under Swachhta Action Plan, Rs. 10,000/-per AWC is provided for drinking water facilities and Rs.12,000/-per AWC for toilet facilities.
 Grants are sanctioned for purchase of water filter, furniture, equipment, etc.
 Anganwadi Workers  have been provided with Smart Phones for efficient service delivery.
 Streamlined guidelines were issued on 13.01.2021, covering several aspects such as quality assurance, roles and responsibilities of duty holders, procedure for procurement, integrating AYUSH concepts and Data management and Monitoring through ‘Poshan Tracker’ for transparency, efficiency and accountability in delivery of Supplementary Nutrition.
Training is a crucial element in the Anganwadi Services Scheme as the achievement of the Programme goals largely depend upon the effectiveness of frontline workers in improving service delivery. Since the inception of the Scheme, the Ministry has formulated a comprehensive training strategy for the functionaries of Anganwadi Services. Training is imparted to the functionaries on a regular basis.
Anganwadi Workers are provided job training for 26 working days. During this job training, the knowledge, understanding and skills of Anganwadi Workers on various Acts, Policies, Programmes related to women and children, setting up vibrant Anganwadi Centres, conducting Early Childhood Care and Education activities, health & nutrition care of children and women, Community Mobilisation, Awareness, Advocacy & IEC, Management of AWC and hands on experience through supervised practice to work in Anganwadi Centres are developed.
Moreover, a robust ICT enabled platform named Poshantracker has been designed to capture real-time data on implementation and monitoring of Anganwadi Services across the country.The Poshan Tracker management application provides a 360 - degree view of the activities of the Anganwadi Centre , service deliveries of Anganwadi Workers  and complete beneficiary management.
Common services Centres  SPV under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has been entrusted with providing technical support to States/ UTs and to resolve issue regarding downloading the new Poshan Tracker app and its functioning as well as imparting inputs based training to the field functionaries. State- wise nodal person from CSC-SPV have been identified for smooth functioning of the application.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM visits Sindri, lays Foundation Stone of various development projects in Jharkhand
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today laid the foundation stone of various projects of the Government of India and Government of Jharkhand, at an event in Sindri. These include:
- Revival of Sindri Fertilizer Project of Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Ltd.
- Ranchi City Gas Distribution Project by GAIL
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Deoghar
- Development of Deoghar Airport
- Patratu Super Thermal Power Project
He also witnessed the Exchange of MoUs for Jan AushadhiKendras.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister paid homage to BhagwanBirsa Munda. He said that the State Government and the Union Government are working together for the rapid development of Jharkhand.
He said the total cost of the projects, for which foundation stones have been laid today, is Rs. 27,000 crore. He said these development projects will give opportunities to the youth of Jharkhand.
He said that when he assumed office, there were 18,000 villages lacking access to electricity. We worked to brighten the lives of people in these villages and took electricity there, he added. Now, we have gone a step further and we are ensuring every household in India has access to electricity, he said.
He said fertiliser plants which had stopped working are in the process of being revived. Eastern India will gain the most from this, he added.
The Prime Minister said that the healthcare sector in the State will be transformed with the establishment of AIIMS in Jharkhand. The poor will get access to top quality healthcare, he added.
The Prime Minister said that the Union Government has made air-travel accessible and affordable.
Prime Minister's Office
PM wishes people of Karnataka on Sankranti
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has greeted people of Karnataka on Sankranti festival.
PM said, " Sankranti wishes to my sisters and brothers of Karnataka. My Sankranti greetings to all Kannadigas. May this auspicious festival brings happiness, harmony and well being to all."
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of shareholding in Magma Fincorp Limited by Rising Sun Holdings Private Limited and Mr Sanjay Chamria and Mr Mayank Poddar
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition of shareholding in Magma Fincorp Limited by Rising Sun Holdings Private Limited and Mr Sanjay Chamria and Mr Mayank Poddar.
The proposed combination envisages acquisition of stake in Magma Fincorp Limited  by Rising Sun Holdings Private Limited  and Mr Sanjay Chamria and Mr Mayank Poddar.
Rising Sun is part of Mr Adar Poonawalla’s Rising Sun group of companies. It is present in the financial services sector through its subsidiary, Poonawalla Finance Private Limited, which is a systemically important non-deposit taking non-banking finance company .
Magma Fincorp is also a systemically important non-deposit taking NBFC. It offers a bouquet of financial products including commercial finance, agri-finance, SME finance, mortgage finance and general insurance with focus on the rural and semi-urban sectors.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Providing clean drinking water to people
To enable every rural household in the country to have potable water at service level of 55 litre per capita per day  through Functional Household Tap Connection  by 2024, Government of India, in partnership with the States, has launched Jal Jeevan Mission  with an estimated cost of Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore.
After the launch of JJM, a conference of Minister in-charge of rural water supply of various States was held in New Delhi followed by five regional workshops, to discuss the modalities of the implementation of the Mission. Moreover, in consultations with State Governments & other stakeholders in water sector, Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the Mission has been released on 25.12.2019.
To review progress of implementation and to sensitize practitioners on operational guidelines, DDWS officials have been visiting States and presenting key aspects from the operational guidelines for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission, to the engineers, district collectors/ deputy commissioners, etc. during review meetings and State workshops. Further, one-day national conference with all stakeholders was organized on 07.02.2020 to enable States to prioritize quality-affected areas & expedite provision of piped water supply with FHTCs. Also a conference on the Springshed Water Management was convened in Uttarakhand on 27-28 Feb, 2020 in Nainital, Uttarakhand to ensure drinking water security in the mountain regions of India through Science based participatory Springshed Management approach.
In 2019-20, a budgetary allocation of Rs.10,000.66 Crore has been made under JJM and as on 11.03.2020, an amount of Rs. 9,542.89 Crore has been released to the States/ UTs.
With focus on development of basic urban infrastructure, including drinking water supply, in the cities, Government of India has launched Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  in 500 cities across the country for a period of five years i.e. from 2015-16 to 2019-20. Under AMRUT, Govt. of India approves the State Annual Action Plans  submitted by the States/Union Territories  and releases Central Assistance . So far, under AMRUT, total water supply projects worth Rs.44,433 crore have been approved, of which projects worth Rs.4,287 crore are completed and projects worth Rs.34,464 crore are under implementation.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Gram Nyayalayas
To provide access to justice to the citizen at their door steps, the Central Government has enacted the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008. It provides for establishment of Gram Nyayalayas at intermediate panchayat level. The State Governments are responsible for establishing Gram Nyayalayas in consultation with the respective High Courts. As per information made available by State Governments / High Courts, 476 Gram Nyayalayas have been notified so far by 15 States/UT. Out of these, 257 are operational in 10 States at present. The State-wise detail including Haryana is as below:
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Sl. No.
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State
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Gram Nyayalayas Notified
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Gram Nyayalayas Functional
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1
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Madhya Pradesh
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89
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89
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2
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Rajasthan
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45
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45
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3
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Karnataka
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2
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2
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4
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Odisha
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23
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19
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5
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Maharashtra
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36
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23
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6
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Jharkhand
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6
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1
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7
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Goa
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2
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0
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8
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Punjab
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9
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2
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9
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Haryana
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2
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2
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10
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Uttar Pradesh
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113
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44
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11
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Kerala
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30
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30
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12
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Andhra Pradesh
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42
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0
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13
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Telangana
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55
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0
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14
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Jammu & Kashmir
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20
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0
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15
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Ladakh
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2
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0
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Total
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476
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257
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Gram Nyayalayas are deemed to be a Court of Judicial Magistrate of First Class with both civil and criminal jurisdiction to settle petty disputes at the village level.
The State-wise number of pending cases in the Subordinate Judiciary for more than 5 years, as available on the National Judicial Data Grid  Portal is annexed.
In terms of Section 3  of the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, the State Governments are responsible for establishing Gram Nyayalayas in consultation with the respective High Courts. However, the Act does not make setting up of Gram Nyayalayas mandatory. The issues affecting operationalization of the Gram Nyayalayas were discussed in the Conference of Chief Justices of High Courts and Chief Ministers of the States on 7th April, 2013. It was decided in the Conference that the State Governments and High Courts should decide the question of setting up of Gram Nyayalayas wherever feasible, taking into account the local issues and situation. For opening of Gram Nyayalayas, the Central Government has been encouraging the States by way of providing financial assistance.
This information was given by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Law and Justice, in Lok Sabha today.